I love lipstick! Liquid lipstick, matte lipstick, lipgloss, lip balm, and so on. In my (relatively) large collection, there are however a copule of products that I use regularly and that I would definitely buy again if I ever run out of them. In this article you can read all about them!

I’ve been following several bloggers and YouTubers for many years now, and I always noticed how many products from MAC Cosmetics they used. As a teenager I thought they were way too expensive to justify buying, but I did secretly hope that I one day would be able to buy my own MAC products, and especially the lipstick in the shade ‘Ruby woo’, a beautiful red shade. This year for Christmas I got a gift card from ICI Paris XL and I finally decided to buy my first MAC products.

I Heart Makeup is a makeup brand which since recently is available at Kruidvat and which has been getting more and more popular. The brand is known for creating makeup products that look a lot like products from other (more expensive) brands like Too Faced, and these Lip Lava‘s are a part of that too. These lipsticks look a lot like the Too Faced Melted lipsticks, but for a much cheaper price. I bought this Lip Lava in the shade Forgiven and I’ll be telling you more about it in this article!

Whenever I wear lipstick, it’s usually a red shade. I do love a good nude lipstick every now and then. This Lip Lava in the shade Forgiven seemed like a pretty and neutral, warm shade that doesn’t look too pink, so I decided to test it out. At Kruidvat there was a sale last week which gave you two euros off of any I Heart Makeup lip product, so I ende up paying only around €1,50 for this product.

The packaging of the liquid lipstick has quite a dark colour, but the product itself is a bit lighter. I really like the way the packaging looks, and it reminds me a little of the Too Faced Melted lipsticks. When I wanted to use the lipstick for the first time I had to push down on the packaging quite firmly because no product seemed to be coming out, but this gets better after a few uses. The product does come out of the packaging nice and evenly, so you won’t get too much product at once that quickly. The applicator is some sort of sponge, which makes it very easy to apply the product evenly.

As you can see the Lip Lava looks a bit different on my lips. I had expected it to be quite a dark colour with a hint of brown, but on my lips it looks more like a soft peachy colour. The lipstick is pretty opaque, easy to apply, and it doesn’t feel sticky at all. It also doesn’t dry down completely like some other liquid lipsticks do, so it won’t leave your lips feeling too dry. This product doesn’t stay on all day, but I should last a couple of hours. When it starts to fade it does so very gradually, so you won’t be left with a weird line of lipstick at the edge of your lips.

There are other shades available in this collection like a pretty red shade, bright pinkt, purple, and also a couple of brown shades. The price is somewhere around €3,50, but you might still be able to find it on sale somewhere, like I did.

At the NYX store you can usually score some pretty good deals in the sale, so I stopped by a while ago and I found this set of three soft matte lip creams! Over a year ago I posted a review of one of the soft matte lip creams, and I have been wearing that pretty red shade regularly ever since. Are you also curious to see these three bright colours? Make sure to keep reading…

The soft matte lip creams from NYX are liquid lip colours that feel very soft on the lips and dry down matte. Unlike a lot of other liquid lipsticks they don’t dry out your lips at all, and they stay on for quite a long time. They obviously fade when you eat or drink a lot, but in exchange you get a product that doesn’t make your lips feel dry and uncomfortable. I went with this set of three colours mainly because of the old pink shade (with the name São Paulo) that you can see on the right of the picture. It seemed like a nice natural shade that adds a bit of subtle colour to your lips. I didn’t know what to expect from the purple shade, because I haven’t worn a colour like this before. I really wanted to try it out, and the fact that this set cost as much as one lip cream would normally cost convinced me to go for it.

On this picture you can see from top to bottom Addis Ababa, Seoul and São Paulo. As you can see, the colours look a bit differently on my lips than they do in the packaging. You can apply a couple of layers of these lip creams to intensify the colour, so it might make them look a bit brighter. I really like how Addis Ababa and São Paulo look on my lips. The first one is a bright pink shade that reminds me a little of a typical bubbglegum shade. The last one is a softer colour and is kind of a mix between an old pink shade and soft red. Seoul is my least favourite colour because the purple just looks strange to me. On the picture it looks a bit patchy, but this should be solved after adding a second layer. I might find an occasion to wear this colour to, but it definitely won’t end up in my pile of daily lip products.

On the picture you can very clearly see how the product dries down matte and doesn’t accentuate possible dryness on your lips. You also don’t need to use a lip pencil underneath because the colour doesn’t bleed.

These three colours are still available as individual lip creams, but I don’t know if NYX still sells them in this exact set. You can always check out your local NYX store and try the shades out yourself!

Long time, no see! It’s been a while since my last article, but I’ve got a good excuse: I haven’t had time to blog because of all the Christmas parties this week. Today I’m here with the last article of 2017, and it’s a review of two lipsticks by Essence. I post articles about lipstick regularly (preferably lipstick in a beautiful red shade), and after testing these out thoroughly I’ll be telling you what I think about them today!

Essence is known for their low-budget – and often very good – makup. I’ve probably tried out nearly all types of makeup they sell, but these ultra last instant colour lipsticks were new to me. I went with a beautiful warm red colour with the name 12 head-to-ma-toes and with a slightly darker shade somewhere between purple and brown with the name 07 undress my lips, because sometimes you just need to wear something other than red lipstick 😉

I didn’t expect too much of these lipsticks, partly because they’re so cheap (around 2 euros a piece), and also because this type of cream lipsticks usually doesn’t last very long. The colour is almost gone after a good meal, but if you don’t have any food that’s very greasy the lipstick stays on for a couple of hours. And when the colour starts to fade, it happens very gradually and you don’t end up with an ugly line at the edge of your lips. The lipsticks are also very pigmented, they’re very soft and you can apply them very easily and precisely. These are very good lipsticks for a budget brand, and I’ll definitely be buying more to add to my collection.

On the pictures above you can see the colour on my lips. On the left is undress my lips and on the right is head-to-ma-toes. The brown lipstick looks quite natural, but it still gives your lips a nice and warm colour. The red lipstick is a very pretty red shade, not too orange and not too pink. A pink shade like this one looks great on a lot of different skin tones and it also goes great with a retro look.

Most makeup brands have added liquid lip lacquers to their collection, and Action didn’t want to stay behind. They now sell several different shades of liquid lipstick, for less than one euro each. I was very curious to see whether they were actually good, so I decided to try out two of the colours!

As I said before, these lip lacquers cost less than one euro each, and for that price you get a lip pencil and a liquid lipstick that both contain quite a lot of product. There are a couple of different shades for sale, but I could only find these two: 02 Classic Red and 05 Pretty Pink. I don’t usually wear bright pink lipstick, but I decided to try this one out because it did look quite nice in the tube. I bought the red lipstick mostly to compare to my favourite lip lacquer by MUA, that I’ve showed you before.

Here you can see from left to right 05 Pretty Pink and 02 Classic Red. As you can see, the lipliner and the liquid lipstick are quite a good match when it comes to the colour, and they are both very pigmented. The only problem is that there is quite a lot of product on the applicator, which can make applying the product quite messy.

First, I’ll be showing you the pink shade. This one looked nice in the packaging, but on my lips I’m not a huge fan of it. It’s a true Barbie pink and it’s very bright. Applying this colour wasn’t that easy either: the colour comes of as patchy in some areas, and it’s very difficult to make straight lines. As you can see, the lip lacquer also goes into all the little lines on your lips, which gives you a rather ‘dried out’ look. The product dries relatively quickly, but it remains sticky for quite a while, especially when you press your lips together firmly. The lipstick also doesn’t last very long: even eating something small means that a large part of your lip colour will disappear. I’m not crazy about this shade at all…

The red colour felt completely different when I applied it to my lips: it wasn’t as patchy, it didn’t dry in these little lines, and it was less sticky. This colour last a lot longer as well. I can eat something without worrying whether my lipstick still looks decent. It doesn’t last for hours, but what can you expect from a lip product that costs less than a euro? I’m also a big fan of the beautiful dark red colour, a true ‘classic red’. On the picture you might be able to see that the colour does bleed a little around the edges, even though I used the lipliner. In real life it luckily doesn’t show up that much.

As you might be able to tell, I really like this shade. I also hope to come across more shades from this collection so I can try them out as well. They aren’t perfect, but if you like trying out some different shades of liquid lipstick, I highly recommend picking these up!

I’m not someone who has new favourite products every month, so that’s why I decided to only post a favourites article every few months. In this article you can read about a lof of autumn-appropriate colours and an amazing handcream!

I used to wear nail polish all the time, but these days I rarely ever take the time to paint my nails. If I do have something on my nails it usually is a (dark) red colour, like this beauty from Rimmel in the shade 340 Berries and Cream. He stays on for pretty long and it’s a gorgeous colour for autumn.

When the weather gets colder, my hands often get very dry. In that case, a good hand cream is an essential in my handbag. When it also smells delicious I’m sold! I bought this mini-version of the Soap and Glory Hand Food at the airport in London, and it smells lovely like roses and bergamot.

And now onto lipstick: my first favourite is this Full Color Lipstick by P2 in the shade 060 Whisper Me Wishes. As you can see it is a really dark lipstick. I never would’ve worn a shade as dark as this one, but I’ve been liking it more and more and it’s just perfect for autumn. I’ve worn it before in an outfit article, which you can find here.

The second lip colour that I love is this Soft Matte Lip Cream by NYX in the beautiful red shade called Amsterdam. You could also read about this one in another article, so I won’t talk too much about it now.

Last but not least I’ve got a piece of jewelry that I love to wear, and it’s this necklace by Victoria. I rarely wear necklaces, but I love this rose gold number because it goes with almost everything. It has a few little rhinestones, but they are very subtle.

I’m always looking for the perfect red lipstick that is longlasting. I’ve tried out a lot of different lipsticks that you can buy in Belgium, but I hadn’t found the perfect lipstick yet. That’s why I decided to buy a lip cream from NYX in the beautiful shade Amsterdam while I was in London.

I had read a lot of good things on the internet about this product, and that’s why I really wanted to try it out myself. I didn’t expect there to be such a wide range of colours, so it took a while before I had decided which one to buy 😉 Eventually, I went for the shade Amsterdam, a pretty colour somewhere between cherry red and bright red. The lip cream itself feels very soft on your lips and isn’t as wet as other liquid lipsticks. It’s pretty difficult to apply an even coat on your lips, as you can see on the picture below. The lip cream is quite patchy, and the edges aren’t perfect either. With a real liquid lipstick you can be really precise, while you have to be very careful when applying a cream like this one.

All of the reviews I read online said that this product stays on for a very long time. If you don’t eat or drink too much it does actually stay on for a couple of hours, but if I decide to eat even one snack, I notice that the lipstick already fades a lot on the inside of my lips. This still isn’t the perfect red lipstick for me, but it does feel very nice on your lips. I would love to buy more shades from this collection, but I do have to remember not to wear it if I’m planning on going out for dinner 😉

You May Also Like

Welcome! I am Hannelore, the girl behind the blog. I am a 22 year old girl aspiring to live a vintage lifestyle. I adore the 1940s & 1950s, but I like to mix things up and also wear modern looks whenever I feel like it. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me!